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Sofía Vergara has endured too much BS.
A while back, we asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us which celebrity interview moment was inappropriate or uncalled for. Here are some of the most shocking times hosts and interviewers crossed the line while trying to "poke fun" at famous women:
Warning: This post contains mentions of sexual assault.
1. When David Letterman interrupted his interview with Catherine Zeta-Jones to touch her hair without her consent, making her clearly uncomfortable.
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2. When Jeremy Renner made an unrehearsed joke about Jennifer Lopez's breast while they were presenting a Golden Globe award in 2015.
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"I know it will sound like it wasn't a big deal at all, but I personally felt very uncomfortable a few years ago during the Golden Globes when Jennifer Lopez and Jeremy Renner presented an award, and Renner made a joke about her breasts. It was disgusting."
3. When David Letterman kept commenting on Tina Turner's scent and even made a joke about it to lure people to see her concerts.
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"Rewatching old interviews from The Late Show With David Letterman is a jarring experience. There are a bunch of roundups on YouTube titled "David Letterman — Flirting," but in reality, he wasn't flirting: He was constantly harassing his female guests and putting them in compromising positions. He always used to tell his female guests that they 'smelled good,' like Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, and Beyoncé, and it's incredibly vile to watch now."
4. When Jay Leno took a jab at Marcia Clark's hairdo on The Tonight Show, joining in on the toxic male behavior directed toward Clark's appearance in the mid-'90s during the O.J. Simpson trial.
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"Marcia Clark, hands down. I wasn't alive for the O.J. Simpson trial, but after watching The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, I talked to my mom about it. Her immediate response was, 'Oh, and poor Marcia was always ridiculed.'"
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5. When Wendy Williams slut-shamed Draya Michele in front of her audience.
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6. When Bruce Rosenblum (CEO and chairman of the Television Academy) made Sofía Vergara stand on a revolving pedestal like a trophy while he gave a cringeworthy speech about diversity in television.
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7. When Piers Morgan criticized a picture Jesy Nelson uploaded on her Instagram.
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"Jesy Nelson from Little Mix. The media has portrayed her as someone who is only obsessed with her image, but that's just not the case. People have bashed her in, causing her severe anxiety — especially Piers Morgan."
8. When David Letterman's crew zoomed in on Jennifer Lopez's breasts, and he made comments about her chest.
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9. When Howard Stern body-shamed Anna Nicole Smith and tried to force her to weigh herself during her interview.
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10. When Ellen made a whole game out of which English words Sofía Vergara could and couldn't pronounce.
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"Ellen laughed at her the whole time."
11. When David Letterman asked Lindsay Lohan questions about rehab that hadn't been approved.
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"Letterman started addiction-shaming her and her rehab failures, and kept pressing on her. She handled it well, but ew."
12. When Howard Stern interviewed Emma Bunton (aka Baby Spice) and was offensive and sexist the whole time.
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13. When David Letterman sucked on Jennifer Aniston's hair.
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"She was clearly very uncomfortable but tried to stay professional. He’s so gross."
14. When Howard Stern asked Sarah Michelle Gellar how hairy her vagina was.
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15. When Ellen put photos of famous men and Taylor Swift's exes on a big screen and asked her which ones she dated.
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"Ellen was basically slut-shaming her. Taylor legit almost started crying, and Ellen was cackling like an old witch! It is so upsetting!"
16. When Janet Jackson told David Letterman she didn't want to talk about her performance at Super Bowl XXXVIII with Justin Timberlake, but he ignored her and still asked.
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17. When Jessica Alba described her reservations about wearing a revealing outfit while filming Honey, and David Letterman made sexual comments about it that made her uncomfortable.
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18. When David Letterman kept asking and pressuring Madonna to kiss a random stranger in the audience, despite her repeatedly saying no.
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19. When Ellen repeatedly asked Taylor Swift and Zac Efron if they were dating when they went on her show to promote The Lorax.
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"It was SO rude and uncomfortable for both of them."
20. When Ellen tried to publicly accuse Dakota Johnson of not inviting her to her birthday party.
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21. When Howard Stern sexually harassed Mariah Carey during her interview, and she was visibly uncomfortable.
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22. When Ellen forced Mariah Carey to drink alcohol to prove she wasn't pregnant.
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23. When David Letterman had Britney Spears read a Top 10 List about things that would be different if she were president of the US, which made jokes of her struggles and of her intelligence.
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